Louisiana Politics & Governmenttag:www.nola.com,2015:/politics/index.ssf/55202015-08-02T21:57:44ZLatest political & State Legislature news, blogs and articlesMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advanceDonald Trump fires campaign aide after racially charged Facebook posts tag:blog.advance.net,2015:/politics_news_national_desk/8002974.166354662015-08-02T21:44:00Z2015-08-02T21:57:44ZRepublican presidential candidate Donald Trump has fired a campaign aide after racially charged Facebook posts surfaced on the aide's account.Associated Presshttp://connect.nola.com/user/apnationaldesk/index.html
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has fired a campaign aide after racially charged Facebook posts surfaced on the aide's account.
A decade after Katrina, children are still too vulnerable in disasters: Editorialtag:www.nola.com,2015:/katrina/index.ssf/8000910.166246982015-08-02T11:06:22Z2015-08-02T11:06:42ZThe Editorial Board, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayunehttp://connect.nola.com/user/nolatpedit/index.html5 politicians who inspired Nicolas Cage's NOLA-shot political drama 'The Runner'tag:www.nola.com,2015:/movies/index.ssf/2582.166288102015-08-02T09:30:05Z2015-08-02T09:30:22ZTechnically, writer-director Austin Stark's story is fiction, but that doesn't mean the astute viewer won't recognize a few hints of real people.Mike Scott, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayunehttp://connect.nola.com/user/mbscott/index.html
Technically, writer-director Austin Stark's story is fiction, but that doesn't mean the astute viewer won't recognize a few hints of real people.
'The Runner' director finds his muse amid Louisiana's scandal-plagued political historytag:www.nola.com,2015:/movies/index.ssf/2582.166288912015-08-02T09:29:00Z2015-08-02T21:17:17ZAustin Stark's political drama, starring Nicolas Cage, opens in limited release on Aug. 7.Mike Scott, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayunehttp://connect.nola.com/user/mbscott/index.html
Austin Stark's political drama, starring Nicolas Cage, opens in limited release on Aug. 7.
Joe Biden for president? VP's associates resume talk about possible runtag:blog.advance.net,2015:/politics_news_national_desk/8002974.166311572015-08-01T22:19:00Z2015-08-02T00:27:21ZVice President Joe Biden's associates have resumed discussions about a 2016 presidential run after largely shelving such deliberations during his son's illness and following his death earlier this year.Associated Presshttp://connect.nola.com/user/apnationaldesk/index.html
Vice President Joe Biden's associates have resumed discussions about a 2016 presidential run after largely shelving such deliberations during his son's illness and following his death earlier this year.
Secretary of State John Kerry in Cairo for Egypt security talks tag:blog.advance.net,2015:/politics_news_national_desk/8002974.166310402015-08-01T21:45:00Z2015-08-02T00:27:04ZSecretary of State John Kerry is in Cairo for security talks with Egyptian officials before heading to Qatar to try to ease Arab concerns about the Iran nuclear deal.Associated Presshttp://connect.nola.com/user/apnationaldesk/index.html
Secretary of State John Kerry is in Cairo for security talks with Egyptian officials before heading to Qatar to try to ease Arab concerns about the Iran nuclear deal.
U.S. split into 11 culturally distinct regions, website reportstag:www.nola.com,2015:/politics/index.ssf/5520.166293252015-08-01T16:43:43Z2015-08-01T17:29:29ZRichard A. Webster, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayunehttp://connect.nola.com/user/RichardAWebster/index.htmlVaping advocates protest proposed tax in Alabama, AL.com reportstag:www.nola.com,2015:/politics/index.ssf/5520.166291122015-08-01T15:59:10Z2015-08-01T16:02:00ZA proposed tax on e-cigarettes in Alabama will drive up costs, decrease revenue and force businesses to move out of state, industry leaders tell AL.com. "'If they pass that tax in Alabama, it will shut all the vape shops down,'...Richard A. Webster, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayunehttp://connect.nola.com/user/RichardAWebster/index.html
A proposed tax on e-cigarettes in Alabama will drive up costs, decrease revenue and force businesses to move out of state, industry leaders tell AL.com. "'If they pass that tax in Alabama, it will shut all the vape shops down,'...
Osama bin Laden's family members killed in UK plane crashtag:www.nola.com,2015:/politics/index.ssf/5520.166290362015-08-01T15:44:47Z2015-08-01T16:09:42ZLONDON -- Three relatives of the late al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden were among four people killed when a private jet crashed on landing in southern England, British police confirmed Saturday. The Hampshire Police force said formal post-mortems were still...The Associated Presshttp://connect.nola.com/user/nolaap/index.html
LONDON -- Three relatives of the late al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden were among four people killed when a private jet crashed on landing in southern England, British police confirmed Saturday. The Hampshire Police force said formal post-mortems were still...
Houma bakery denies same-sex couple wedding cake, Fox 8 reportstag:www.nola.com,2015:/politics/index.ssf/5520.166290202015-08-01T15:13:02Z2015-08-01T15:16:38ZA lesbian couple in Houma is claiming that a local bakery refused to make them a cake for their wedding, WVUE Fox 8 News reports. Sarah Matherne said when she contacted Caro's Bakery on Bayou Blue Road there were no...Richard A. Webster, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayunehttp://connect.nola.com/user/RichardAWebster/index.html
A lesbian couple in Houma is claiming that a local bakery refused to make them a cake for their wedding, WVUE Fox 8 News reports. Sarah Matherne said when she contacted Caro's Bakery on Bayou Blue Road there were no...
Hillary Clinton releases tax, medical records as emails made public tag:www.nola.com,2015:/politics/index.ssf/5520.166288072015-08-01T13:58:00Z2015-08-01T14:00:10ZWASHINGTON -- Hillary Rodham Clinton and her husband paid close to $44 million in federal taxes since 2007 and she is in "excellent physical condition," two facts that emerged in a flood of disclosures from the campaign of the Democratic...The Associated Presshttp://connect.nola.com/user/nolaap/index.html
WASHINGTON -- Hillary Rodham Clinton and her husband paid close to $44 million in federal taxes since 2007 and she is in "excellent physical condition," two facts that emerged in a flood of disclosures from the campaign of the Democratic...
Here are the big donors to Bobby Jindal's super PACtag:www.nola.com,2015:/politics/index.ssf/5520.166287322015-08-01T13:41:00Z2015-08-01T20:13:29ZWASHINGTON -- Here's the skinny on the fund-raising by Bobby Jindal's super PAC, Believe Again: What is Believe Again? It is the super PAC helping Jindal's presidential campaign. Most presidential candidates have super PACs aiding their campaigns. There are no...Bruce Alpert, NOLA.com | Times-Picayunehttp://connect.nola.com/user/balpert/index.html
WASHINGTON -- Here's the skinny on the fund-raising by Bobby Jindal's super PAC, Believe Again: What is Believe Again? It is the super PAC helping Jindal's presidential campaign. Most presidential candidates have super PACs aiding their campaigns. There are no...
Bobby Jindal's PAC shares a donor with Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina PACstag:www.nola.com,2015:/politics/index.ssf/5520.166273252015-08-01T03:21:00Z2015-08-01T03:22:58ZJulia O'Donoghue, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayunehttp://connect.nola.com/user/jsodonoghue/index.htmlBobby Jindal's super PAC collects most of it money from Louisiana, Politico reportstag:www.nola.com,2015:/politics/index.ssf/5520.166272072015-08-01T02:36:17Z2015-08-01T10:29:54ZJulia O'Donoghue, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayunehttp://connect.nola.com/user/jsodonoghue/index.htmlWatch Bobby Jindal in his first presidential candidates forum on Sunday at 6 p.m.tag:www.nola.com,2015:/politics/index.ssf/5520.166269922015-08-01T02:31:00Z2015-08-01T02:32:15ZJulia O'Donoghue, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayunehttp://connect.nola.com/user/jsodonoghue/index.htmlDavid Vitter's opponents raise questions about super PAC accepting public moneytag:www.nola.com,2015:/politics/index.ssf/5520.166264832015-08-01T01:44:00Z2015-08-01T02:03:00ZJulia O'Donoghue, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayunehttp://connect.nola.com/user/jsodonoghue/index.htmlResolution calling for St. Bernard Parish Council president to resign to be introduced at Tuesday meeting tag:www.nola.com,2015:/politics/index.ssf/5520.166267362015-08-01T01:10:00Z2015-08-01T01:13:56ZChris Grillot, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune http://connect.nola.com/user/cgrillot/index.htmlCatholic churches won't oust Boy Scout troops over gay issuetag:www.nola.com,2015:/politics/index.ssf/5520.166262742015-08-01T00:45:30Z2015-08-01T01:59:13ZRoman Catholic churches may continue sponsoring Boy Scout troops despite a recent policy change that permits gay troop leaders, Archbishop of New Orleans Gregory Aymond saysShelby Hartman, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayunehttp://connect.nola.com/user/shelbyhartman/index.html
Roman Catholic churches may continue sponsoring Boy Scout troops despite a recent policy change that permits gay troop leaders, Archbishop of New Orleans Gregory Aymond says
Revealing quotes: What the Louisiana gubernatorial candidates told local elected officialstag:www.nola.com,2015:/politics/index.ssf/5520.166256842015-07-31T23:18:00Z2015-07-31T23:24:31ZJulia O'Donoghue, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayunehttp://connect.nola.com/user/jsodonoghue/index.htmlLouisiana governor candidates: 'You'll be able to reach me all the time'tag:www.nola.com,2015:/politics/index.ssf/5520.166230372015-07-31T20:36:00Z2015-07-31T23:26:07ZJulia O'Donoghue, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayunehttp://connect.nola.com/user/jsodonoghue/index.html